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WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
08/28/2062
 
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WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
GAME ID: 7893 - MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
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West Michigan Whitecaps (64-51) 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 8 12 0
Lake County Captains (68-47) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Whitecaps Beat Captains in 11
The West Michigan Whitecaps and Lake County Captains needed extra innings at Classic Park to determine a winner.

The West Michigan Whitecaps bested the Lake County Captains by a score of 8-5, in 11 innings. Bobby Novotney deserved much of the credit. On the day, Novotney went 3-5 with 2 doubles and a walk for the Whitecaps. With the win, the Whitecaps have a record of 64-51.

The game was all tied up in the top of the 11th, until Novotney delivered big-time for West Michigan, stroking a dramatic run-scoring double off Biff Zantow. The game-changing hit put the Whitecaps on top, 6-5.

In postgame comments, Novotney said he was glad to contribute to an exciting win.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE LAKE COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wyatt 3B 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 .278 9 31
N. Amaya LF 6 2 2 0 0 1 4 .315 20 61
O. Soto CF 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 .309 13 43
B. Novotney 1B 5 1 3 1 1 1 1 .302 15 52
B. Robbins DH 5 1 2 1 1 1 4 .182 1 8
R. Bizjak C 4 1 1 0 2 2 4 .221 2 16
J. Anthony RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .273 7 35
   a-H. Mayfield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 4 29
   b-T. Shine RF 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .346 2 5
L. Mook 2B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .241 9 33
N. Vitturini SS 6 1 1 2 0 3 7 .229 10 36
Totals 46 8 12 8 7 11 32      
a - H. Mayfield pinch hit for J. Anthony in the 9th
b - T. Shine substituted for H. Mayfield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Robbins (4, 1st Inning off R. Campbell, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Novotney 2 (18, 6th Inning off C. Elder, 1 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off B. Zantow, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Anthony (16, 7th Inning off J. Maldonado, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Vitturini (10, 6th Inning off C. Elder, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Amaya 2 , B. Novotney 5 , B. Robbins 3 , R. Bizjak , J. Anthony 3 , L. Mook , N. Vitturini 4
2-out RBI: B. Robbins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Wyatt 2 , N. Amaya , B. Novotney , B. Robbins , R. Bizjak , J. Anthony
Sac Fly: L. Mook
Hit by Pitch: L. Mook
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Amaya (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vitturini-Mook-Novotney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Willoughby SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .199 10 33
   c-C. Kern PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 8 37
   d-J. Moman SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 12
G. Jacobson 3B 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 .348 13 52
G. Kuhlman DH 4 1 1 0 2 1 5 .299 13 50
D. Simmons 2B 6 1 1 1 0 1 2 .313 4 24
M. Ward 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .246 0 10
   b-J. Rosado PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 3 16
N. Roth C 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .284 3 30
É. Poulin LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .322 11 75
F. Arambula RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .295 1 12
F. Villalobos CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 0 15
   a-R. Gammon PH, CF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .344 3 9
Totals 41 5 9 5 8 8 20      
a - R. Gammon pinch hit for F. Villalobos in the 8th
b - J. Rosado pinch hit for M. Ward in the 9th
c - C. Kern pinch hit for O. Willoughby in the 10th
d - J. Moman substituted for C. Kern in the 11th

BATTING
Triples: M. Ward (2, 3rd Inning off S. Saarela, 3 on, 2 outs) , G. Jacobson (3, 4th Inning off S. Arredondo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Jacobson 4 , G. Kuhlman , D. Simmons , M. Ward 3 , N. Roth , É. Poulin , F. Arambula 2
2-out RBI: D. Simmons , M. Ward , N. Roth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kern , G. Kuhlman 2 , F. Arambula
GIDP: G. Kuhlman
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: O. Willoughby (6)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE LAKE COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Saarela 2.2 5 5 5 2 3 0 54 5.40   
S. Arredondo 2.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 45 4.51   
K. Hyde 2.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 35 5.05   
E. Valverde 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.86   
M. Levy W (4-5) 2.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 31 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Saarela 25
Batters Faced: S. Saarela 15, S. Arredondo 11, K. Hyde 10, E. Valverde 5, M. Levy 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Saarela 0-5, S. Arredondo 1-4, K. Hyde 2-3, E. Valverde 1-3, M. Levy 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Saarela 54-36, S. Arredondo 45-26, K. Hyde 35-18, E. Valverde 14-10, M. Levy 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Arredondo 1-0 , K. Hyde 2-0 , E. Valverde 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Campbell 5.0 6 2 2 3 3 0 88 3.44   
C. Elder H (6) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 21 4.35   
J. Maldonado BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 5.34   
J. Sauer 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.65   
X. Trump 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 3.62   
B. Zantow L (1-1) 1.0 2 3 3 3 1 0 27 12.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Campbell 47
Batters Faced: R. Campbell 25, C. Elder 7, J. Maldonado 5, J. Sauer 3, X. Trump 6, B. Zantow 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Campbell 3-9, C. Elder 1-2, J. Maldonado 0-2, J. Sauer 0-1, X. Trump 3-0, B. Zantow 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Campbell 88-52, C. Elder 21-12, J. Maldonado 20-16, J. Sauer 13-7, X. Trump 21-16, B. Zantow 27-15
WP: C. Elder
Hit Batsmen: B. Zantow
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Novotney
Ballpark: Classic Park
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM ET
Time: 4:20
Attendance: 7183
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